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The market’s de-rating of Shopify is justified given slowing growth and the overall contraction in growth stock valuations. Similar to what played out with AMZN stock 20 years back, SHOP could make a partial recovery within a reasonable timeframe. However, before that rebound happens, investors should watch out for another sharp decline. Spiking back after

Tesla raised the base price of its cars again Rivals have failed to deliver in the mid-market What China tells the U.S. about the future of electric vehicles Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock is down 17% in 2022. Investors are no longer paying as big a premium for growth. Even at its March 18 opening price of

This has been an interesting week for Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). The company’s CEO Elon Musk started a very public social media battle with allies of Russian president Vladimir Putin. A surging Covid-19 outbreak in China has forced the company to temporarily halt production at its Shanghai factory. Source: Khairil Azhar Junos/Shutterstock.com All of this comes on

McDonald’s Corp (NYSE:MCD) is off 12% from the end of last year, but prospects for the company are excellent. Despite losing $50 million a month in Russia, McDonald’s should still produce significant positive free cash flow in 2022. Investors should still load up on MCD stock, given that its valuation has room to grow at

Even the Russia-Ukraine conflict hasn’t done much to galvanize Boeing stock. A return to early 2020 price levels isn’t a question of “if,” but “when.” Investors should seize the opportunity to own a piece of an iconic American business. Headquartered in Chicago, Boeing (NYSE:BA) is an aerospace and defense company that’s known worldwide. For many generations,

At some point this weekend, you’re probably going to go shopping for groceries, or refill your car at the local gas station. When you do, your jaw is going to drop when you whip out your credit card. Over $4 a pound for a chicken breast? More than $5 a gallon for gas? Source: InvestorPlace

They don’t usually attract the attention of retail investors, but defense stocks have risen to popularity and widely outperformed a stuttering stock market so far in 2022. And some of them still appear like good long-term buys, even as they print new all-time highs. Undoubtedly, ongoing tensions in the South China Sea and the Russian

Lucid is down 54% from its November high price, wiping over $40 billion off its cheery valuation in the process. Its recent fourth-quarter earnings release lowered the company’s electric vehicle (EV) production target dramatically for 2022 from manufacturing issues. Investors should be careful here and take a wait-and-see attitude, especially as LCID stock still has a

Growth stocks such as Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) have cratered over the past few months. SHOP stock trades roughly 64% lower than its 52-week high price. Though the pain is unlikely to last forever, Shopify and other growth stocks will continue feeling the heat this year. Source: Burdun Iliya / Shutterstock.com Shopify’s business soared during the pandemic

Quantumscape (NYSE:QS) is down 29% year-t0-date and off more than 61% from its peak on Nov. 15. The company’s latest earnings report shows no revenue, as expected, and continuing losses. However, capex was as expected. Prospects for revenue for the solid-state electric battery maker are years in the future, which is keeping QS stock down.

There’s an old trading adage that goes as follows. A stock that is down 90% is one that was down 80% and then got cut in half again. This is precisely what’s happening for many unprofitable and speculative companies such as Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM) stock. AFRM stock is now down 80% from its 52-week highs, leading

There’s a bullish argument that Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) stock is a buy right now. You can see why some would argue that’s the case: Global revenue increased 52% in 2021. That’s a fairly compelling metric. Source: DANIEL CONSTANTE / Shutterstock But at the same time, Pinterest is still highly reliant upon its U.S. customer base. But

As of mid-March, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) is performing better than the benchmark S&P 500 index, but just barely. While the latter is down 13% on a year-to-date basis, GOOG stock declined by 12.6% during the same frame. Source: Castleski / Shutterstock.com Like I said, it’s barely performing better, which raises some uncomfortable questions. Prior to

Nio (NYSE:NIO) hit new lows recently, which has led many investors to question whether NIO stock is a bargain worth pouncing on. The interest in NIO is even more profound with earnings just around the corner alongside the recent haircut to the stock price. Source: helloabc / Shutterstock.com NIO might attract some investors who aren’t concerned

Affirm Holdings (NASDAQ:AFRM) stock keeps growing, but its stock keeps sinking. Shares have lost nearly 75% of their value, just since the first of the year. The November high of $168/share seems a long time ago. Affirm was expected to open March 15 at a little over $26/share, a market capitalization of $9.4 billion. Source:

Earlier this month, I discussed what could be a major issue with shares in Sofi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI). That would be the risk that SOFI stock starts to become valued more like a bank stock and less like a fintech stock. Source: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com If this happens? Long-term upside potential may be far more limited

I’ve written several times about Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) in recent months. The combination of a stock pullback that knocked AAPL stock reeling combined with the company’s first big event of 2022 is a mix of events worth covering. Apple just hit the headlines again, but not for a reason the company would be happy with. Fresh

Royal Caribbean (NYSE:RCL) stock is still suffering from the pandemic shock and for good reason. The pandemic was extremely disruptive to global commerce, especially the travel and leisure businesses. While we are at the tail end of it, the threat of outbreak headlines to some companies still lingers. Before the pandemic, Royal Caribbean was firing

Airline stocks are suffering these days, thanks to Vladimir Putin. Russia’s president forced a pretty scary situation in Ukraine. Russia is launching dozens of missiles every day to achieve air superiority and pummel Kiev’s pro-Western government into submission. There’s no telling how this is going to turn out. Most of western world condemned the invasion

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LUMN) is a textbook example of a contrarian investment based on valuation, financial strength, and profitability. Not all these factors are in favor of LUMN stock, but at least two of them are positive factors investors should weigh in on. Source: Postmodern Studio / Shutterstock.com There are the geopolitical risks and rising